muscle
翻译
肌肉, 体力, 影响力
例句
He pulled a muscle in his leg.
他拉伤了腿部肌肉。
The company has a lot of financial muscle.
这家公司有雄厚的财力。
语法模式
((a/the)) muscle in (sb.'s) [body part] (某人)[身体部位]的肌肉 He pulled a muscle in his leg.
to have ((the)) muscle to do (sth.) 有能力/影响力做(某事) The company has the muscle to control the market.
近义词
同义词: brawn, sinew, power
词源
源自拉丁语“musculus”(小老鼠),因为某些肌肉的运动被认为像皮肤下移动的老鼠。
记忆技巧
想象一只“小老鼠”(musculus)在你的皮肤下活动,来记住“muscle”。